2018 May June Marina World

WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS
When complete, Edinburgh Marina
will have 315 berths and be perfectly
positioned for boaters to explore
Scotland’s cruising waters.
Edinburgh Marina
to become new centre
piece of waterside
quarter
Scotland: land of dawn mists, bagpipes, haggis, whisky, rugged
mountainsides, trickling streams. The backdrop to many a scene in the Harry
Potter films. Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, is famed for its annual festivals,
castle, museums, galleries, shopping, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, its
medieval Old Town, elegant Georgian New Town and more. The ‘more’ will soon
include a much needed new marina development.
The new Edinburgh Marina in
Granton Harbour will enable Scotland’s
capital to compete for a major share of
the country’s burgeoning £3.7 billion
marine tourism industry by creating
unique new world-class facilities to
help expand the size of Scotland’s
overall berth availability. It will offer 315
full-service berths (covering a berthing
area of approximately 24,400m²) and
form the centre piece of a £500 million
waterside quarter development close to
the city centre and perfectly positioned
as a gateway to exploring Scotland’s
cruising waters.
Edinburgh Marina Granton Harbour
Ltd has contracted internationally
The modern marina office has a prime
quayside location and will give staff
excellent views of the marina.
renowned marina owner and operator
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (C&NM)
to design, commission, manage
and operate the marina. Edinburgh
Marina will be the third UK marina
in its portfolio; the company also
manages St Katharine Docks Marina
in London and Victoria Quay on the
Isle of Wight.
Kevin Fawcett, developer of
Edinburgh Marina Holdings Ltd,
commented: “I’m very pleased to
welcome [Camper & Nicholsons
Marinas] on board. I believe that their
design and operational management
skills and their commitment to
customer service will help ensure
the successful delivery of this
exciting development for Edinburgh and
Scotland.”
Dan Hughes, chief operating officer
for C&NM, said C&NM is delighted to
have been selected, and described
Edinburgh Marina as “probably the
most important new and exciting
marina development in Europe in the
last 25 years”.
Bringing vibrancy to the
coastline
Located 2.5mi (4km) northwest of
central Edinburgh, the development is
envisaged as a leisure and residential
destination for the capital city, bringing
new life and vibrancy to a key area of
the city, which has suffered many years
of commercial and industrial decline.
The marina sits 12mi (16km) from the
bridges over the Firth of Forth and 8mi
(12km) from Edinburgh International
airport. The marina development
benefits from excellent transport links
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www.marinaworld.com - May/June 2018